WHEREAS, The Seattle Metropolitans were a professional hockey team founded in 1915; and

WHEREAS, Their victory over the Montreal Canadiens by 3 games to 1 in the 1917 Stanley Cup finals marked the first time that an American team ever won the Stanley Cup; and

WHEREAS, The 4th and final game on March 26, 1917, was won by a score of 9 to 1; and

WHEREAS, Over all 4 games the combined score was 23 to 11; and

WHEREAS, At the time, the Metropolitans only had 9 players on the team; and

WHEREAS, 3 of the 9 players on the team were future hockey hall of famers: Harry Holmes, Jack Walker, and Frank Foyston; and

WHEREAS, They played in the aptly named Seattle Ice Arena, which was constructed privately by the team's owners for 100,000 dollars; and

WHEREAS, The Seattle Metropolitans are not officially recognized by the NHL or any other organization; and

WHEREAS, There is no known video or audio recordings capturing their victory in 1917;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate recognize the 100th Anniversary of the Seattle Metropolitans 1917 Stanley Cup victory and their advancement of the sport of hockey in America.

I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 8641,

adopted by the Senate

March 29, 2017

HUNTER G. GOODMAN

Secretary of the Senate